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Neil Shaw

Six killed, including three children, in stabbing at school in China

Six people are dead and one has been left injured after a stabbing at a kindergarten in China. Police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man after the incident in Guangdong province.

A teacher, two parents and three children are among the victims, reports the BBC. The attack happened at 7.40am local time - 11.40pm on Sunday in the UK. The man was arrested within 20 minutes.

There have been a number of knife attacks in schools in China. Last August three people were killed and six injured in a kindergarten in Jiangxi province. In April 2021 two children died in a stabbing in Beilu and in October 2018 14 children were hurt in a knife attack in Chogqing.

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